<p>Learn about health care to provide your newborn at birth, and the assessments and screening tests that they will undergo in the following weeks.</p>

<p>Your newborn baby will receive a considerable amount of health care immediately after birth and in the first few days of life. Their skin will be patted dry to minimize any heat loss caused by evaporation of amniotic fluid. They will be kept warm and their temperature will be checked regularly.</p>

<h2>Key points</h2>
<ul><li>Newborns will go through a number of assessments when they are first born, to make sure that they are in good health.</li>
<li>Various screening tests will be conducted to test for hearing, genetic and metabolic disorders.</li></ul>

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